Ken DePouw, chairman of the city of Oconot Industrial Development Commission, speaks during the Dec. 19 IDC meeting. Behind him is commission member Wayne Bostick.

Written by

Kent Tempus
OCR editor

A city of Oconto panel has asked the City Council to seek a meeting with Oconto County officials discuss concerns over the location for the planned law enforcement center on the block directly north of the courthouse.

The block has 14 residential properties that the county plans to acquire and demolish.

"I think we all agree we don't agree with the county decision on where to build," said IDC chairman Ken DePouw. "and we'd like them to address a better location before they even think of tearing down all those homes." ...